Device for feeding oats to animals.



1111791171. I PATENTED M11130. 1905.

. W J. WASHBURN.

1mm: FOR FEEDING 0111s TO' ANIMALS.

AFPLIOATION FILED SEPT. B, 1903.

UNITED STATES Patented May 30, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM JOHN WASHBURN, OF OHESLEY, CANADA.

DEVICE FOR FEEDING OATS TO ANIMALS- SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 791,17 1, dated May 30, 1905.

Application filed geptember 8, 1903. Serial No. 172,374.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM JOHN WAsH- BURN, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing in the village of Chesley,in the county of Bruceand Province of Ontario, Canada, have made certain new and usefulImprovements in Devices for Feeding Oats to Animals, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for feeding oats toanimals; and the object of my invention is to provide a device of thisclass by means of which I can measure the quantity of oats fed to ananimal, so that there will be the minimum amount of waste thereof.

The construction and operation of my device will be hereinafter moreparticularly explained.

This device has been patented to me already in theDominion of Canada onJune 9, 1903, under No. 81,290; but I have included certain improvementson the invention covered by the said Canadian patent in thisapplication.

Figure 1 is a general perspective view of my device. Fig. 2 isaverticalcentral section through Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged crosssection onthe line a 5, Fig. 1.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

The device is made of any suitable material, such as galvanized iron andwood.

A is the body of the receptacle, which may be, if desired, provided witha hopper-shaped top B. I preferably construct the front A of the bodythe same length as the rest of the body and provide at its lower end anopening (J, through which the oats pass from the receptacle into thefeed-box G. Midway said receptacle I secure any suitable cutoff D, bymeans of which I can measure the 7 quantity of oats fed from the upperportion of within the body A, so as to open and close the opening C. Bymeans of this slide Ican regulate the quantity of oats passing from thereceptacle into the feed-box. The said slide is provided with sideflanges c, which fit against the inside of the body A, and the frontportion a of said slide operates against the inner side of the front A.

Formed in the front A is a vertical slot B, in which operates a threadedpin C, suitably secured to the slide E. Held on the pin C are a washer Dand a jam-nut D by means of which the slide E is held in the desiredposition.

The body A is provided with an inclined or curved bottom H, which issuitably secured thereto. The front portion I of this inclined bottom Hextends a suitable distance in front of the opening 0. The sides of theinclined bottom H are cut away, as shown at i, so as not to interferewith the movement of the slide E. It will be understood from thedrawings that by reason of the shape of the bottom H the oats fallingthereonto will be distributed upon the extended portion I and the bottomof the feed-box.

I suitably pivot to the top of the hoppershaped topB a suitable cover BAs will be seen from the drawings, I preferably construct my devicerectangular in cross-section, as this form takes up littleroom in thefeed-box.

It will of course be understood that my device rests in a verticalposition and that the oats are fed therefrom by gravity.

Inclined bottom H by reason of its curvature offers no corners whichwould be impossible for the animal to reach. The momentum of the grainwill tend to direct the same outward when engaged by inclined bottom H,which acts as a deflector.

Of course slight changes may be made in the construction of the devicewithout departing from the spirit and scope of' my invention.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A device of the type set forth,comprising a body having the lower portion of its front wall formed withan opening, a cut-off for said opening, an inclined false bottom securedto the rear Wall of the body and projecting beneath said opening of thefront wall and outwardly therefrom, said projecting portion being in asubstantial horizontal plane, said inclined portion of the false bottomacting as a deflector to direct the grain outwardly onto said projectingportion thereof and said projecting portion serving as a base tomaintain the device in upright position, said cut-off when in its closedposition seating on said false bottom. 7 V I 2. In a device of the typeset forth, the combination of a rectangular receptacle A having ahopper-shaped top B, the inclined portion of which projects solelytoward the front of the receptacle, a swiveled cut-off D, avertically-movable slide E having a bolt C projecting through the slot Bin the front of the receptacle, a nut D screwing on said bolt andserving to maintain the slide in elevated position, the said receptaclehaving an opening C at its lower end, which is closed by the slide whenthe latter is lowered, an inclined curved bottom H secured to the innerside of the back of the receptacle and having a front portion 1projecting below the opening C and extending in front of the receptacleand serving to bear on the bottom of a manger to prevent the receptaclefrom falling forward, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM JOHN \VASHBURN.

Witnesses:

D. M. HALLIDAY, NELLIE M. PRENTICE.

